Interesting Facts

This half-track served a variety of functions in a mechanized war. Germany’s 251/1 half-track saw action on nearly all fronts in the war, including here in the Soviet Union in …

Half Truck, Half Tank, the German Sd.Kfz 251 Was Wholly Successful. Read More

Into the Breach  August 1940 marked a crucial moment in World War II. The Battle of Britain, an intense aerial conflict, was in full swing. Imagine yourself as the lead …

What Was it Like Flying the Stuka? Read More

Adapting to New Challenges in the Sky In the early summer of 1944, Europe was on the brink of a decisive moment in World War II. As soldiers prepared to …

What Was It Like Being a P-51 Pilot During D-Day? Read More

One highly experienced Luftwaffe pilot to end his war flying the Focke-Wulf Fw 190D-9 was Oberleutnant Oskar Romm, the Gruppenkommandeur of IV./JG 3. The Focke-Wulf Fw 190, one of Germany’s …

The last mission flown by Oberleutnant Oskar Romm, one of the Luftwaffe Expertens to end his war flying the Focke-Wulf FW 190D-9. Read More

The most decorated combat pilot of all time was not, as you might expect, a fighter pilot, though he did shoot down nine enemy aircraft. Hans-Ulrich Rudel flew Stukas on …

Hans-Ulrich Rudel: Flew more than 2000 missions, destroyed over 500 tanks & the most decorated combat pilot ever Read More

The most famous German fighter plane of the Second World War, the Messerschmitt Bf109 played a hugely important part in that conflict. First Flight The first flight by a Messerschmitt …

The Famous Messerschmitt Bf109 – Facts You May Not Know Read More

Baron Franz von Werra was born on July 13, 1914, at Castle Leuk in the Canton of Wallis. His family descended from many clergymen and officers who had made careers …

Franz von Werra – German Luftwaffe pilot from Switzerland. Read More

Adolf Galland: Winged Knight of the Luftwaffe Adolf Galland flew countless sorties, led the Luftwaffe fighter arm, and defied Reichsmarshal Hermann Göring. On a bright spring day in 1944, a …

Adolf Galland: Winged Knight of the Luftwaffe. Read More

Photo: Silje Katrine Robinson / Stiftelsen Museum Vest A Remarkable Discovery On a cold day in December 1943, the Fw-190A2 ‘Yellow 16’ lifted off from Herdla airfield in Norway, only …

Focke Wulf Fw 190A-2 ‘Yellow 16’ Rises from the Deep. Read More

The Ace’s Final Sortie  In 1942, the conflict between Germany and Soviet Russia reached its peak. Messerschmitts prowled the skies over the Russian countryside, searching for their next target. Amidst …

Frozen in Time: WWII German Pilot Found 60 Years Post-Mission Read More